Paulino Lopes Tavares (born 10 December 1984) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Saint-Leu 95 in the

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Career

Tavares was born in

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

. In December 2007 he went on trial with Trelleborgs of the Swedish

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. Following his trial he signed a two-year contract with the club. In January 2010, after his contract Trelleborgs had expired, Tavares joined Gabala FK of the

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is conteste ...

. Following 14 league appearances and 2 goals, Tavares left Gabala for

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in France. In October 2012, Tavares moved from Aubervilliers to

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. He returned to Aubervilliers for the 2013–14 season before signing for US Lusitanos Saint-Maur at the sixth level of French football in July 2014. Whilst there he was part of the team that reached the Round of 64 in the Coupe de France, most notable scoring twice in a 4–3 victory against

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side

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in the seventh round. After achieving promotion at the end of the season, Tavares left Saint-Maur and signed for AS Beauvais Oise in

Championnat de France Amateur 2 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...

. For the 2017–18 season, Tavares rejoined Aubervilliers for a third time.

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* * Living people 1984 births Footballers from Lisbon Men's association football midfielders Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers S.L. Benfica footballers US Créteil-Lusitanos players Levallois SC players Trelleborgs FF players Villemomble Sports players Gabala SC players ES Viry-Châtillon players FCM Aubervilliers players US Lusitanos Saint-Maur players AS Beauvais Oise players Allsvenskan players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Azerbaijan Premier League players Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub